The Lord Mayor’s show is a parade through the City of London. It sometimes coincides with Armistice Day so being as the 11th was on Friday, it was a nice way to honor the soldiers. For Armistice Day, the tradition in Britain is to wear plastic poppies on your shirt or jacket. Proceeds go to support veterans in Great Britain. Its a nice tradition I think and a much more visible way for the average person to honor the soldiers who fought for our countries. I don’t see why we can’t do something similar in the U.S.
Tim and I awoke early Saturday morning and headed down to St. Paul’s for the parade. We were there early enough so we got a nice spot. Apparently I am just too tall for some people so they insist on nudging ahead of me to get a view. These two asian girls just HAD to get up front. C’mon people! You get there early for a good spot and you wait. You should be rewarded with a good view of the parade. Not the latecomers who are short, rude, and annoying.
Army truck
Just a great shot of the Lord Mayor. Can't even see his face
The parade lasted almost two hours. I am sure all the community groups and stuff mean something here in London but they didn’t do much for me. If this parade was like a London’s version of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, it was not at all. It was more downscale and low-key. No extravagant Charlie Brown floats or Santa Claus arriving on his decked out sleigh. Instead you get the Lord Mayor of the CITY of London. He is not even the mayor of London. That’s Boris Johnson. I am not sure what I expected out of this parade but there you go. I wasn’t disappointed, but I was not exactly amazed either. Chalk it up to my lack of space, being surrounded by people for two hours, and annoyance at these chatty asian girls who pushed their way in front of me.
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